One Wish: The Holiday Album

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One Wish: The Holiday Album
Studio album by Whitney Houston
Released	November 18, 2003
Recorded	???
Genre	Pop/R&B
Length	43:15
Label	Arista
Producer(s)	Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond, Whitney Houston, Troy Taylor, Mervyn Warren
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Whitney Houston chronology
Just Whitney (2002)	One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003)	TBA (2007)

One Wish: The Holiday Album is a Christmas album and the sixth studio album by American R&B, pop singer Whitney Houston, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

1. "The First Noël" (Traditional) – 3:14
2. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:12
3. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) – 4:29
4. "One Wish (For Christmas)" (Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond, Freddie Jackson) – 4:12
5. "Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)" (Traditional) – 3:48
6. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) – 3:45
7. "Deck the Halls/Silent Night" (Traditional) – 4:29
8. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:49
9. "O Come O Come Emanuel" (Traditional) – 3:06
10. "Who Would Imagine a King" (Hallerin Hilton Hill, Mervyn Warren) – 3:30
11. "Joy to the World" (Traditional) – 4:41

[edit] Personnel

• Whitney Houston - vocals
• Julien Barber - viola
• Sandra Billingslea - violin
• Edie Lehmann Boddicker - background vocals
• Joseph Bongiorno - upright bass
• Alfred Brown - viola
• Carmen Carter - background vocals
• Gordon Chambers - background vocals
• Bernard Davis - drums
• John R. Dexter - viola
• Earl Dumler - oboe
• Barry Eastmond - conductor, keyboard
• Max Ellen - violin
• Ian Freebairn-Smith - background vocals
• Roger Freeland - background vocals
• Sharlotte Gibson - background vocals
• Sandi Hall - background vocals
• Phil Hamilton - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Reggie Hamilton - bass
• Ashley Horne - violin
• Gary Houston - background vocals
• Regis Iandiorio - violin
• Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
• Ronald Jenkins - bass
• Bashiri Johnson - percussion
• Olivia Koppell - viola
• Gail Kruvand - upright bass
• Leonid Levin - violin
• Jesse Levy - cello
• Ezekiel Lewis - background vocals
• Stephen Mackey - background vocals
• Margaret Magill - violin
• Myrna Matthews - background vocals
• Kermit Moore - cello
• Michael Morton - flute
• Eugene J. Moye - cello
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Carol Pool - violin
• Maxine Roach - viola
• Andy Stein - violin
• Katherine LiVolsi Stern - violin
• Sally Stevens - background vocals
• Marti Sweet - violin
• Gerald Tarack - violin, concert master
• Troy Taylor - bass, drums, keyboard, background vocals
• Shelene Thomas - background vocals
• Carmen Twillie - background vocals
• Mervyn Warren - percussion, piano, conductor, keyboard, electric piano, vocals, background vocals
• Oren Waters - background vocals
• John West - background vocals
• Gerald White - background vocals
• Belinda Whitney - violin
• Harry Zaratzian - viola

[edit] Production

• Producers: Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond, Whitney Houston, Troy Taylor, Mervyn Warren
• Engineer: Barry Eastmond, Tom "TK" Kidd, Joseph Magee, Tony Shepperd, Michael White, Frank Wolf
• Mixing: Ray Bardani, Dave Reitzas, Tony Shepperd
• Mastering: David Kutch
• A&R: Joey Arbagey, Michelle George, Matthew Schwartz
• Assistants: Steve Fisher, John Holmes, Jason Locklin, Nick Marshall, Roger Moody, Jeff Moses, Jack Odom, Zack Odom, Alex Reverberi, Marnie Riley, Anthony Ruotolo, Rob Skipworth, Matt Snedecor, Craig "Niteman" Taylor
• Production coordination: Ivy Skoff
• String engineer: Phil Magnotti
• Vocal contractor: Sally Stevens
• Programming: Troy Taylor
• Drum programming: Scott Frankfurt, Mervyn Warren
• Percussion programming: Scott Frankfurt, Mervyn Warren
• Arrangers: Troy Taylor, Mervyn Warren
• Choir arrangement: Mervyn Warren
• String arrangements: Barry Eastmond, Mervyn Warren
• Vocal arrangement: Gordon Chambers, Whitney Houston, Ezekiel Lewis, Troy Taylor
• Creative director: Joe-Mama Nitzberg
• Art direction: Richard Thomas Jennings
• Design: Richard Thomas Jennings
• Photography: Sante d'Orazio
• Make-up: Roxanna Floy
• Stylist: Timothy Snell
• Hair stylist: Ellin La Var

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	49
2004	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	14

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"One Wish (For Christmas)"	Adult Contemporary	20